CNS reports:
The man accused of killing a woman and injuring three others in an alleged hate crime shooting at the Chabad of Poway synagogue has entered into a conditional plea agreement in his federal case, though the offerc, attorneys said Friday.
Details of the plea agreement were not disclosed during Friday’s brief hearing in San Diego federal court for 21-year-old John Timothy Earnest, who is facing both state and federal prosecutions for the April 27, 2019, shooting.
State prosecutors announced last year that they would seek the death penalty against Earnest, but a federal capital punishment decision remains pending.
Prosecutors said the preliminary plea agreement has been sent “to the appropriate decision-makers,” who will determine whether to accept or reject it, meaning Earnest still could go to trial on more than 100 federal counts.
Earnest also has a status conference on Tuesday in his state case, during which further details regarding the status of that prosecution will likely be disclosed. His trial in the state case is currently set for Oct. 12.
The former Rancho Penasquitos resident and Cal State San Marcos nursing student is accused of carrying out the shooting on the last day of Passover, fatally wounding 60-year-old Lori Gilbert Kaye, who was shot twice in the synagogue’s foyer. The congregation’s rabbi, Yisroel Goldstein, lost a finger in the shooting. Two other people — Almog Peretz and his niece, Noya Dahan — were also injured.
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can you imagine giving a plea deal to Derek Chauvin
I love the armchair laywers commenting here. Keep it up
ALWAYS WILL TO PROTECT YIDDEN
This pending perversion of justice should be publicized and protested to the nth degree. This creature should receive capital punishment for premeditated murder instead of a few years of free meals, free accomodation and recreation at the taxpayers’ expense.
I totally agree with you – total perversion of justice…
It can be an incentive for others c”v.
Unfortunately this should come as no surprise. Starting with the lowest level cases such as traffic cases, plea deals are absolutely the norm in most cases. Over the last year many courtrooms went virtual and actual case proceedings can be viewed online. It’s astonishing to watch. For most people and especially those who may have seen movies or TV, the real “Justice System” is nothing like you would imagine. It’s all about getting cases cleared from the court calendar to save time and money. If the State can bargain down your case to at least _something_ then some civil servant… Read more »
Soros-Funded Prosecutors Put ‘Social Justice’ Above Law and Order,and social justice initiatives more important than public safety.